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New Journal Call for
Manuscript Proposals

Annals in Social Responsibility

Timothy M Devinney
(Leeds University) & Marc Orlitzky (UniSA)

Annals in
Social Responsibility is a new journal published once annually. We are currently seeking proposals for
manuscripts to be included in the inaugural issue or to be published in
subsequent editions.

Annals in Social
Responsibility (ASR) publishes articles covering significant developments
in the area of social responsibility. ASR is the only yearly review
exclusively devoted to analysing social responsibility from a
multi-disciplinary perspective, that is, traditions in economics, management,
operations & supply chain management, marketing, accounting & finance,
sociology, psychology, political science, law, philosophy and other social and
physical sciences that relate to the role that individuals, groups and
institutions play in understanding of responsibilities and roles in society.
Topics covered in the journal include major theoretical, empirical, or
methodological advances with an overarching aim of summarizing and/or
challenging established assumptions and concepts, highlighting fundamental
problems, sparking novel debates, and illuminating possible avenues for further
study. Articles typically pertain to
critical and potentially provocative issues of corporate social responsibility,
environmental and organizational sustainability, economic, corporate, social
and political development, corporate, institutional and societal governance,
property rights, social institutions and NGOs, and global issues of peace,
conflict and human rights. The papers
usually appeal to a broad intellectual audience, but represent leading thinkers
in their respective fields.

To be accepted for publication a paper must make a significant
contribution to advancing knowledge about social responsibility through new
theoretical insights, managerial application, methodology/data—or some
combination thereof.

ASR has a particular interest in
publishing the following types of manuscripts:

ASR does not
accept article submissions without the initial submission of a proposal. The
objective of the proposal process is to be efficient in the processing of
articles. We want to know "what" you are going to say, "to
whom" you are going to say it, "why" what you are saying is
important, and "how" you are going to convince your audience of the
veracity of your argument. This allows the editorial team to provide author(s)
with information that facilitates the review process, while allowing us to be
proactive in working with authors.

Proposals should be no longer than 5 pages single-spaced with standard
1-inch margins and in a 12-point font. The proposal must include the following information with the following headings.

The idea: The specific important and innovative idea that
is going to be the focus of the article. Note that there are two parts to this.
What is the idea? And why is the idea innovative?

To whom is the article speaking: While ASR is clearly speaking to other scholars interested in issues of
social responsibility, it is important to frame your paper in a specific
topical and disciplinary area in the first instance. Hence, you need to outline who might be the
primary audience for your article. For
instance, is it the legal community, anthropologists, or marketing scholars
(i.e., to what extent is it disciplinary?)?
Is it those interested in human rights, CSR performance, or social
innovation (i.e., to what extent is it phenomenon or topic based?)?

The importance of the idea: Why is your paper important? This
needs to be understood as you address how you are going to take your specific
knowledge and frame it in a way that resonates with your audience. In other words, why is it important to your
readership and not just to you?

How are you going to justify, defend and communicate your idea: What
is the theoretical and/or empirical evidence the article will be presenting in
order to convince your audience of the veracity and importance of your
idea? If you have specific data
sources, outline what these are. If you
are building a theoretical argument, then outline how you are going to logically
justify and defend that argument. If your
paper is empirical, provide a brief overview of your methods (e.g.,
experimental design, econometric model, statistical testing, etc.).